Dimcho DEBELYANOV,
Born 28 March 1887 in Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria. Family moved
to Plovdiv in 1896, then to Sophia in 1904. Finished school in
Sophia in 1906. Until 1912 he worked as junior clerk, freelance
journalist, newspaper reporter, proof-reader, editor, translater,
stenographer and so forth, often working two or three jobs at
once to make ends meet (this was long before student loans were available).
Joined Army in 1912 and participated
in First Balkan War. Worked in office
from 1914 to 1916.
Called up again & sent to Front in Jan 1916. Killed in action 2
Oct 1916 while battling Irish troops between villages of Dolno
and Gorno Karadjovo.
First poems published in autumn of 1906. Unknown at his
death, his posthumous fame was considerable. His
poetry is in
many respects symbolist, and is distinguished by its technical
innovation, its precise rendering of nebulous emotional states,
and its remarkable musicality.
~~ Dimcho Debelyanov: Complete Works (Sofia, 1983). Volume I contains collected poems.
Volume 2 contains prose pieces and letters.
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